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单词 collude
释义
colludecol‧lude /kəˈluːd/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcollude
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin colludere, from com- (COM-) + ludere ‘to play’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
collude
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycollude
he, she, itcolludes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycolluded
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave colluded
he, she, ithas colluded
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad colluded
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill collude
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have colluded
Continuous Form
PresentIam colluding
he, she, itis colluding
you, we, theyare colluding
PastI, he, she, itwas colluding
you, we, theywere colluding
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been colluding
he, she, ithas been colluding
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been colluding
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be colluding
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been colluding
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • How far can women be said to be colluding in their own lower employment status?
  • There have been accusations that the prime minister secretly colluded with the leaders of the regime.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And the official line, as well as school lessons and folk knowledge, all colluded with the withholding of information.
  • But now signs are emerging that the groups have begun to collude with each other to pillage the park's mineral wealth.
  • She had not colluded, but might have seemed to.
  • She may regret this change, but colludes with it by making and selling ethnic jewellery of her own.
  • So his parents had colluded in persuading Edwin that there was a worthwhile job he could still do.
  • The spiritual riches of a full life are kept from the sufferer while the therapist colludes with the addictive disease itself.
  • To the degree that we accept such rituals without denunciation, we are colluding in the further subjugation of illiterate adults.
  • Was she colluding in his tax evading?
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto know about something secret or dishonest and take part in it
informal to take part in or know all about an illegal or secret activity: · Is it true that the Chief of Police was in on the cover-up?· Jones denies being in on the plan to blow up the building.· He didn't have a clue about the surprise party, but everyone in the office was in on it.
formal to take part in something which is illegal or wrong: · My clients do not want to be party to tax evasion.· Prosecutors proved she was in the house and was a party to the murder.
to be in some way secretly involved in something and be partly responsible for its results: · He is a member of one of the extremist groups that may have had a hand in the murder. · Do they suspect the government of having a hand in it?· My father may have had a hand in getting me the job.
to know about and encourage something wrong that someone else is doing: collude in: · How far can women be said to be colluding in their own lower employment status?collude with: · There have been accusations that the prime minister secretly colluded with the leaders of the regime.
to work with someone secretly, especially in order to do something dishonest or illegalcollude with Several customs officials have been accused of colluding with drug traffickers.collude in She knew about the plan, and colluded in it.
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